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PETRESCENCE

The process of changing into stone; petrification.

REMANENT

That which remains; a remnant; a residue.

EXPLICABLENESS

Quality of being explicable.

DISBEND

To unbend. [Obs.] Stirling.

PHOCAL

Pertaining to seals.

BARTRAM

See Bertram. Johnson.

ESCHAR

A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the healthypart of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the application ofcaustics.

ANTIQUIST

An antiquary; a collector of antiques. [R.] Pinkerton.

AGAR-AGAR

A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and jellies;Ceylon moss (Gracilaria lichenoides).

BOANERGES

Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.

PHARAON

See Pharaoh, 2.

DEFENCE

See Defense.